Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-05
Chronic Bronchitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an infamma.
tion OF the mucus membrane of bronchial
tubes. But this form more often occurs
later In life. When cold settles on the
lungs the disease either ends In brono aitis
or pneumonia If 1t ends In bronchitis, It
usually passes OF as cold In the chest and
still the patient does not feel entirely well.
He feels tired and languid. and is incapa-
BILE of taking his usual amount of exercise,
and experiences shortness Of breath with
more or less warmth in the palms of his
hands. Soon after this cough eppears, ac-
mucus followed by hectic flush, loss of
flesh and stsength. and night sweats con-
tinue, when the patient assum's 's all the ap-
pearance Of having genuine case OF con-
sumption. But this Is Simply catarrh of the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
In the latter stages of the disease the mu-
Gus membrane of the larger bronchial tubes
softens. while the smaller tubes and air
cells of the lungs the mucus membrane be-
comes congested and inhamed. There are
no ,vities or tubercles in the lungs, but
merely wasting. away OF the larger bron-
chial tubes, and death takes place from OBJ
struction of the bronchial tubes and air
cells of the lungs The patient dies from
exhaustion aud and suffocation, being una
BILE to expectOrate the mucus which accum-
ulates In the passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases Is slicky and small in
quantity, but more comm My cOpious, OF
light straw or yellowish green. Oftentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance in
tne mucous, ana at times tnere Is disagree
abe smell. Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold, at which time the mucus
becomes lear and frothy and is OF uncom-
loonly the case that the patient dies in one
OF these attack.
Humid bronchitis (from humere. to be
moist is SO called from the profuse quanti-
ty of watery secretions which comes from
the air passages OF the lungs. At times 1t
becomes quite ropy. Ike the white of an
egg. This form OF disease usually attacks
old peOnle
Dry bronchitis. This disease, the very
opposite of the above, is very common
themselves as Quite % healthy hy- are e to to day un-
der Its influence. and are slowly but surely
becoming the victims of this treacherous
complaint. This is The most insidious OF aL
a slight hacking cough, and an expectora-
ton OF a blush white mucus And herein
lies the danger. This mucus inhabiting the
air cells OF the lnngs, being dificult to
nently obstructing portions of the lungs,
causing sh0rtness OF breath, and feeling
Of oppression on the chest, particularly af-
ter meals or a slight exertion. After time
on In paroxysms, and as the shortuess of
breath increases, 1t almost assumes the
character of asthma. The mucus mem
bra1e also becomes more ana more thick.
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
ken place, and the inevitable results that
are sure to follow.
Inhalation is the only system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
of the two forms are entirely different. In
the one we must ailay the irritation, while
in the other we must stimulate O healthy
action.
This will convince us of the necessity Of
fully understanding the system of medicat-
ed inhalations In the treatment Of the vari-
GUS diseases of the pulmonary organs, for
when properly spplied tn re is no system
of medicine 10 be compared to It.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
OF practice can use the remedy at home as
well as at our Office, and which will cause
no Inconvenience or hindrance to business
whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured
that DO not consider any case hopeless un-
less the disease had advanced to the chest
and that both lungs are ser ously involved.
Even then the inhalations aid us in dissOlv-
Ing the mucns and In contracting aud heal
Ing the cavities, which nothing else can do
wit the same success.
The very best references from those al
ready cured.